Without a doubt, the hottest trend in television nowadays is that of 3D HDTVs, a brand new type of products that are supposed to bring an extra level of realism to our TV-watching experience. As some of you will certainly remember, we've seen plenty of such products being announced back at CES 2010, and we were anxiously waiting to have some close encounters with these advanced HDTVs.

So, today, during a local press event, we've had the chance of getting very close and personal with one product of this type, namely LG's LD920 model, which uses a polarized filter and glasses in order to display 3D images in glorious Full HD, 1080p resolution. And while the overall experience provided by this solution was pretty interesting, there were some issues that we didn't really appreciate, which we'll talk about a little later.

First of all, let's say a few things about the setup. So, the centerpiece of LG's presentation was obviously the LD920 3D HDTV, which, as expected, features a very interesting and advanced design, with smooth curves and high-end materials used for the frame. Naturally, a source of 3D content was employed, namely the BX580 Blu-ray player, also announced earlier this year.

The TV in question features a TrueMotion 200Hz panel, as well as 2 x 10W speakers, carefully hidden within the ultra-thin bezel. It packs an HDMI SIMPLINK output and a USB 2.0 interface, which allows users to connect external USB storage solutions for playing DivX, dHD, MP3 and JPEG files.


The whole setup worked quite well, whether we're talking about the actual 3D images or the TV's operation. In fact, we've also managed to catch a glimpse of the user interface, which is both modern and quite easy to use.

However, there are a few things we didn't really like about this thing, starting with the quality of the 3D glasses. Sure, they're included in the price of the TV so they should be cheap, but we found them to be just a tad too cheap for our taste.

Another rather bothersome issue was related to the fact that the 3D experience changed depending on one's relative position to the HDTV. Naturally, this applies for pretty much any such product available out there, but the fact that, from a certain angle, the image turned rather fuzzy wasn't a plus, and the same can be said about the moment when one got closer to the display (the recommended distance from the TV for an optimum experience is of around 2 meters, and that's not really something one can achieve that easily every time).

Pricing for the LG device was another serious issue, since the combo (HDTV + Blu-ray player) was available locally at around 2,300 Euro (3,058 US dollars), a sum most people will not be that willing to spend, especially during these troubled times (at least from the economy's point of view).




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